Staithes

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This I really like. The buildings are great, solid and 'bounce' the boats into the right place, if that makes sense! The colours also work really well.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Mon 06 Jul 20:29:37

It's also not the 'usual' Staithes scene.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Mon 06 Jul 20:30:26

Great piece Fred

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Mon 06 Jul 21:30:08

The iconic scene at Staithes - I've seen many versions now and each one brings something different to the table. This one exudes serenity with its calm washes and harmonious colours.

Posted by Thea Cable on Mon 06 Jul 23:39:20

Lovely serene watercolour

Posted by David Douglas on Tue 07 Jul 09:44:30

Smashing work Fred, did you copy a David Curtis?

Posted by Derek Snowdon on Tue 07 Jul 12:03:52

Thank you all for your comments. As I said Derek, I really can't remember who the artist was!

Posted by Fred Elwell on Tue 07 Jul 13:43:54

Beautifully translucent and clear, with a lovely sunny atmosphere. Great work, Fred!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Tue 07 Jul 13:44:49

I missed this Fred....a lovely soft and quiet scene.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Tue 07 Jul 22:15:51

Thank you Seok and Fiona. I can't even remember what year I painted this.

Posted by Fred Elwell on Wed 08 Jul 15:18:35

Hang on Studio Wall

06/07/2015

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I saw Harrison's painting and it looked familiar and realised I had painted the same scene many years ago and forgot all about , so dug it out. It is a copy but can't remember who the artist is.

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Fred Elwell

Born In South London now living in Hampshire. A self taught artist although I did attend evening classes at The City and Guilds of London School of Art. As they didn't teach painting in artificial light I had to be content with life drawing two evenings a week. I also did all day on Sundays but…

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